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ScopeX 2009

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Visitors looking at the SunTwo of the young helpers who assisted admirably at the MoonScope building workshop run by Auke SlotegraafATM Judge Dave Blane admiring Rudolf Strydom's 6ATM Winner: Joop de Jager with his imposingly black instrument on a foldable split-ring equatorial mount with electronic drive controlATM Winner: Eric Brindeau with his hansom 8-inch alt-az instrumentATM Winner: Rainer Jakob with one of the most unusual telescopes ever fielded, an f/25 folded Herschelian of impeccable finishVisitor studies Rainer Jakob's spectacular display of sundials of various types Mini Meccano Orreries - brought to ScopeX by Meccano Club and Anthony ElsLooking down on the meteor impact simulation zone ATM Winner: Keith Lou's minimalist 12-inch truss tube telescope on alt-az mounting Dave Rick explains to visitorsSome of the scopes on display and Camera ObscuraJohan Smit and his instructional 5 min spectacle scopeCase Rijsdijk - visiting presenter and Astrophotography Judge - joins Rainer Jakob at his folded Herschelian scopeATM Winner: Rodney Hyman's fully functional, transparent instrument built for instructional purposes - beautifully-fashioned largely from PerspexCamera Obscura - wow!

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